Anwara Upazila

Anowara (Bengali: আনোয়ারা), also written Anwara, is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Anowara আনোয়ারা
Upazila
Anwara
Parki Sea Beach
Coordinates: 22°13′N 91°54.7′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong
District	Chittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituency	Chittagong-13
Headquarters	Anwara Upazila Complex
Government
• Body	Upazila Council
• MP	Vacant
• Chairman	Vacant
Area
• Total	164.13 km2 (63.37 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	319,482
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4376[2]
Area code	03029[3]
Website	Official Map of Anowara

Geography

Anwara is located at 22.2167°N 91.9111°E / 22.2167; 91.9111. It has 49,966 households ^{[citation needed]} and a total area of 164.13 km².^[4]

Demographics

Religions in Anwara Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion			Percent
Islam			86.79%
Hinduism			12.75%
Buddhism			0.44%
Other or not stated			0.02%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Anwara upazila had 49,966 households and a population of 259,022. 66,036 (25.49%) were under 10 years of age. Anwara had an average literacy rate of 51.95%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1044 females per 1000 males. 5,466 (2.11%) of the population lived in urban areas.^[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Anwara has a population of 219,446. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. Upazila's population over 18 is 107,408. Anwara has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. It has lot of rich men who were born there and almost all of them live in the city of Chittagong.^[8]

Administration

Anwara Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Anowara, Bairag, Barakhain, Barasat, Burumchhara, Battali, Chatari, Haildhar, Juidandi, Paraikora, and Roypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 85 mauzas and 81 villages.^[9]

Chairman : Vacant

Member : Vacant

Woman Vice Chairman : Vacant

Vice Chairman : Vacant

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Sheikh Jobaer Ahmed^[10]

Members of ninth and tenth Parliament (2009 -2014 & 2014-2024 )

Chittagong-12 (Anwara Upazila) Seat 289: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Zabed, [from Awami League], Director of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL). He was elected as member of the parliament after his father's (Aktaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu, a Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League) who died on Nov 4, 2012.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
2. "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
3. "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
4. Bhuiyan, Golam Kibria (2012). "Anowara Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
5. Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chattogram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-247-4.
6. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
7. "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
9. "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
10. উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার [Upazila Nirbahi Officer]. Anwara Upazila. 17 August 2016.